Community Church of West Garden Grove

Mark: Deaf and Mute

In this sermon, we break down the healing of the Deaf/Mute man with a question for each verse.  Then we created some space to just go be with Jesus and reflect on these quesitons.  
Text Mark 7.31--37
Teacher: Eric Williams

Syrophoenician Woman - Part 2

This week is part two of the Syrophoenician woman.  In this teaching we observe Jesus is both teaching his disciples and challenging the woman in Mark 7.24--30 and how his racial slur is truly aimed at the disciples.
Text Mark 7.24--30 and Matthew 15.21--28
Teacher: Eric Williams

Mark: Clean and Unclean

This week we look at the passage in which the Pharisees and the Teachers of the Law accuse Jesus and his disciples of being unclean.  Jesus turns the table on on them and informs them of breaking Moses' commands and then finalizes by calling the crowd to him and teaching about the true nature of clean/unclean.
Text: Mark 7.1--23
Teacher: Eric Williams

Mark: Walking on Water

As we look at the passage in which Jesus walks on Water, we experience it through the eyes of the disicples who are:
Isolated/alone, Straining/Struggling, Terrified/Troubled, Hardened/Stubborn/dull.
Text: Mark 6.45--56
Teacher: Eric Williams

Mark: Herod and John the Baptist

This week, we take the very challenging passage of the beheading of John the Baptist.  What do we learn about Herod, and how does his life compare with the Esther narrative, Sermon on the Mount, Parable of the Soil and the Feeding of the 5000.
Text: Mark 6.14--29
Teacher: Eric Williams

Mark: Home and Away

This week Jesus goes home to Nazareth to preach in the synagogue, and away to the surrounding villages as he sends his disciples out to do ministry.  
Observing the two dynamics, we encounter Jesus the handyman with his interns!
Text: Mark 6.1--13
Teacher: Eric Williams

Mark: Two Daughters

This week we look at the second half of Mark 5 - where Jesus heals "two" daughters.  As he heals them, we dive into the subject of faith as in both healings 'faith' is the key operative involved in their healings.
Text: Mark 5.21--43
Teacher: Eric Williams 

Mark: Demoniac pt.2

Continuing on in the book of Mark, this week we continue to explore the different people begging Jesus as he heals the demoniac and encounters the crowds.  
Text: Mark 5.1--20
Teacher: Eric Williams

The Gospel in the Land of Camels

A guest teacher shares about her experience sharing the Gospel while living in the land of camels.
Yes - all of this information is meant to be intentionally vague and non-descriptive.  

Mark: Demons and Begging Pt. 1

This week we look at Jesus casting out the man possessed by the legion of demons.  Two main movements - 
1. Demon discussion!
2. People who beg Jesus - demons, the townspeople, and the healed man
Text: Mark 5.1--20
Teacher: Eric Williams